KPCC adds 6 new shows to weeknight and weekend schedule

KPCC Staff

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Southern California Public Radio (KPCC-FM 89.3) will add six shows to its weeknight and weekend lineups beginning July 1, aiming to introduce new voices and programming while adjusting to the departure of NPR's long-running "Talk of the Nation" call-in show.

NPR announced in March that "Talk of the Nation," hosted by Neal Conan, would cease broadcasting at the end of June. NPR will continue to produce "Science Friday," which airs Fridays from 9-11 p.m. on KPCC.

To replace "Talk of the Nation" on weeknights, KPCC will add a one-hour version of its popular morning news magazine, "Take Two," and another NPR interview show, "Tell Me More," hosted by Michel Martin.

The weekend schedule will expand with four other new shows. Among them are "Wits," a music, comedy and improvisation show broadcast from St. Paul, Minn., and hosted by John Moe, and Los Angeles-based Jesse Thorn's "Bullseye," an independently produced program that describes itself as exploring "what's good in popular culture."

"Our listeners are informed, challenged, and entertained through an enormous depth of programs that include our own and public radio-produced shows," said Russ Stanton, SCPR vice president for content. "Without significantly impacting our budget, we are pleased to be bringing this expanded programming to a public hungry for intelligent conversation on topics that range from pop culture to finance, politics, science, current affairs, business, technology, entertainment and the arts, and world, national and local news."

The six new shows and their time slots are:

"Take Two," hosted by Alex Cohen and A Martinez, a one-hour version of KPCC's news magazine, will air Mondays through Thursdays at 8 p.m. The one-hour program will feature interviews and other material drawn from the regular morning news magazine, which airs weekdays at 9 a.m.

"TED Radio Hour," hosted by Guy Raz, airs Saturdays at 2 p.m. The one-hour program is built around the popular TED Talks series that focuses on new ideas, inventions, and ways to think and create in the fields of Technology, Entertainment and Design.

Here's a view of our current vs new schedule (Newly added shows appear in italics):

Monday- Thurs PM

Current

New

7- 8 pm

Fresh Air

Fresh Air

8-9 p.m.

The Story

Take Two Evening

9-10 p.m.

Talk of the Nation

Tell Me More

10-11 p.m.

Talk of the Nation

The Story

11-12 p.m.

BBC

BBC

Friday PM

Current

New

7- 8 pm

Fresh Air

Dinner Party

8-9 p.m.

The Story

This American Life

9-11 p.m.

Science Friday

Science Friday

11-12 p.m.

BBC World

Radiolab

Saturday

Current

New

10- 11 a.m.

Car Talk

Car Talk

11 a.m. -12 p.m.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

12-1 p.m.

Off-Ramp

Off-Ramp

1-2 p.m.

This American Life

This American Life

2-3 p.m.

Splendid Table

TED Radio Hour

3-4 p.m.

Radiolab

Bullseye

4-5 p.m.

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment

5-6 p.m.

Weekend ATC

Weekend ATC

6-7 p.m.

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

7-8 p.m.

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

8-9 p.m.

The Moth Radio Hour

Wits

9-10 p.m.

Tavis Smiley

Ask Me Another

10-11 p.m.

Smiley & West

Tavis Smiley

11-12 a.m.

BBC World Service

BBC World Service

Sunday

Current

New

10- 11 a.m.

Car Talk

Car Talk

11 a.m. -12 p.m.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

12-1 p.m.

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

1-2 p.m.

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

2-3 p.m.

Marketplace Money

The Moth Radio Hour

3-4 p.m.

Dinner Party

Snap Judgment

4-5 p.m.

On The Media

Radiolab

5-6 p.m.

Weekend ATC

Weekend ATC

6-7 p.m.

This American Life

Off-Ramp

7-8 p.m.

Off-Ramp

Splendid Table

8-9 p.m.

On Being

Latino USA/ Cal Report

9-10 p.m.

Snap Judgment

On Being

10-11 p.m.

Latino USA/ Cal Report

On The Media

11-12 a.m.

BBC World Service

Marketplace Money

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public media company that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire and 90.3 KVLA-FM in the Coachella Valley, as well as KPCC.org and a growing number of digital services.

SCPR reaches the largest audience of any public radio service in Southern California, serving nearly 2 million people each month over the airwaves, via web, social media and mobile channels and through live events hosted in its Crawford Family Forum.